Mike Kreiger - 2019 Baseball - LIU Brooklyn
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Mike Kreiger
Height: 6-2
Class: Senior
Hometown: Derby, Conn.
Previous School: Derby
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2019: Made appearances in 19 games out of the bullpen for LIU… Ranked third in the NEC with eight saves on the season… Registered 34 strikeouts in 31.2 innings… Held opponents to a .239 batting average for the year… Became the program’s all-time saves leader with his 19th career save with shutout ninth inning against Fairfield on March 12… Fanned three batters in 2.2 innings for the save against Sacred Heart on March 16… Logged a pair of saves in weekend series at Villanova (Mar. 23-24)… Struck out a season-high seven batters in 4.1 innings against Mount on April 7… Tallied five saves against league competition… Finished his career with a program record 26 saves… Tied for program record with 103 appearances in his career… NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll Member.
2018: NEC Second Team honoree…Recorded the most appearances in the NEC with 28 … Ended the season with a 4-2 record… Ranked second on team with a 2.20 ERA and first with a .205 opposing batting average… Ranked eighth in the NEC in batters struck out looking with 19… Led the team and was tied for second in the NEC with seven saves this season, totaling 18 career saves, to tie for first in program history… Recorded first save of the season in a 7-5 win at Savannah State in March, throwing two innings and striking out three…Appeared in nine games from March 14-April 15, surrendering zero earned runs in that stretch… Totaled 57 strikeouts in 47 innings pitched this season… Fanned five batters in 3.2 innings pitched on two occasions… Earned the save in the Northeast Conference Championship game, pitching a scoreless ninth inning… Named to the NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll and the ECAC Academic Honor Roll.
2017: Made nine saves as the team’s top closer, which ranks second all-time in LIU history for a single season… Made a team-high 25 appearances… Finished the season with 46 strikeouts in 39.2 innings, all in relief… Had a 2-3 record with a 4.99 ERA… Was scoreless in 15 of his 25 outings, giving up only 15 walks… Threw 3.1 scoreless innings against Mount St. Mary’s, while striking out five batters… Pitched a season-high 3.2 clean innings out of the bullpen versus Fairleigh Dickinson in May.
2016: Made a team-high 31 appearances for the Blackbirds, all in relief… Threw 53.2 innings with 31 strikeouts and racked up two saves… Had 14 scoreless outings on the season, including six straight from mid-March to early April… Struck out a season-high four batters in 2.2 innings versus Sacred Heart… Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
Background: Earned 12 varsity letters at Derby, playing football, basketball and baseball… A four-year starter for the Red Raiders as both a pitcher and a shortstop… Team captain for both football and baseball… Named All-Naugatuck Valley League Conference twice and All-Area his senior season… Selected to the State All-Star Game, the Perfect Game Northeast Team, and the Perfect Game All-American team as an honorable mention… Also played for the Connecticut Grind, the Perfect Game Northeast Regional champions… Finished his high school career with a 1.04 ERA, and 106 strikeouts in his senior season… Also eared All-Conference honors in football three times at quarterback.
Personal: Son of Kimberly and Raymond Kreiger… Father, Raymond, played baseball at Clemson and Seton Hall and was drafted by the Pirates… Brother, Raymond, plays baseball at the University of Bridgeport… Gradated fourth in his high school class… Earned the Baseball Scholar Athlete Award, graduating with a 4.05 GPA… CAPSS Scholar, and a National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Award recipient… Majoring in business finance.
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